2026 NHL Draft
Carl Axelsson in the 2026 NHL Draft
Utah Mammoth selected Carl Axelsson 115th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 4.
He was the 15th of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 6 picks Utah Mammoth made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2026, 5 have played in the NHL regular season. Carl Axelsson is still waiting for his debut.
- Overall pick
- 115
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 19
- Drafting team
- UTAUtah Mammoth
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 112–118 in the 2026 draft
- 112Kayden LemireRMINMinnesota Wild
- 113Jonah SivertsonRVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 114Patriks PluminsGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 115Carl AxelssonGNo NHL gamesUTAUtah Mammoth
- 116Zach WootenLWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 117Brayden KlimpkeDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Justin GrafLNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2026 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Ivar StenbergL16 GP · 9 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Viggo BjörckC16 GP · 0 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 12Alexander CommandCNo NHL gamesNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Malte GustafssonDNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
- 19Elton HermanssonRNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 25Jonas Lagerberg HoenRNo NHL gamesOTTOttawa Senators
- 28Marcus NordmarkLNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
- 51William HåkanssonDNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Wiggo SörenssonCNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 76Måns GudmundssonDNo NHL gamesTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 15 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Carl Axelsson has not played an NHL game yet.
The team's draft
Utah Mammoth picks in the 2026 draft
- 17Ethan BelchetzLUTAUtah Mammoth
- 96Adam ValentiniCUTAUtah Mammoth
- 115Carl AxelssonGNo NHL gamesUTAUtah Mammoth
- 130Theodor KnightsDNo NHL gamesUTAUtah Mammoth
- 147Florent HouleRUTAUtah Mammoth
- 211Artem PrimaLUTAUtah Mammoth